I think the only reason the lenses are DA is that there is no plan to market a full-frame camera. It's as simple as that. Paul On Feb 23, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Thibouille wrote:
> An idea just attacked my brain (poor brain) which is the following: > > The current speculation is that the dual AF system won't necessarily > be present in next DA*, there's of course no commitment at all to this > Dual AF. > > Now, if Pentax wanna get rid of the screwdriver AF in those tele lens > (200/2.8 etc) and let only SDM system, would Pentax be wise to market > them as DFA*? It would be stupid and probably badly received. They'd > better lmarket them as DA* (the loss of "old" AF would be acceptable, > not that it is any good of course) and ley(s cut the aprture ring BTW, > saving costs. > > Just my 2 cents. We will know soon enough (or maybe not). > > -- > Thibault Massart aka Thibouille > ---------------------- > K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
